Signal device



July 6 1926.

' H. B. NICKELL y SIGNAL DEVICE Fi-led March 11, 192,64

Passed Jaly e, l1926.@

HERBERT@NICKnLnoFscarsi/mura,'annif I .SIGNA- n DEVICE;

.This invention;relatesV asignalldevice. designed primarily Vfor use .on4railroadsdfo1p a' Signaliag the purpose of supporting lamp above the track.-y

.One'iofthe v objects j l j provide aj deviceof this character having a standard `lprovided -with novel means for grippinga ma so as@ had the Sandal-@1. in-

proper position.

A further object 'is togprovide rthe' n ardwithmeans 'for suspendingva signal.lanfip'I in a desired position, ...therefbeing alsofaf i signallagconnected to 4the standard.vk

' *With'theLol-egoing. and other objectsin view which will appear as the' description proceeds, the invention resides .the conr-V bination. vand arrangement .oi:I parts andxin the details of construction hereinafter' de-v scribed and 'cla-i=me'd, y'it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of theinventioniherein disclosed ymay be made within the scope of what is claimed without' departing from the spiritof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of' the invention has been ,'shown. In said drawings,

Figure 1l is Vany elevation vof the signal device, a lamp being'shownv in one position broken lines.- l Y Figure 2 is aside elevation of the device.

thereon, said lamp FigureA 3' is `an elevation showing the clamping jaws moved apart.

Referringlto the figures by characters of reference 1l designates av standard to ythe .lower end portion. of which are pivotally V16 has itsfree end movable through a slot 17 in. the standard and. an opening 18 is exconnected angularstrips 2 constituting jaws', thesejaws being so shaped that, when they are moved Atowardeach other,ffthey will' iit Yfirmly yupon opposed faces Aoffa rail R.

Each of these strips have their upper por.

r tions movable into line with opposed faces f 'of the standard 1an'c` l".forV .the purposefof swinging apart. In 'Figures y-1' and 2 this sleeve has been shown inholding position.y

While the jaws are inengagementwith a rail the standard 1 is prevented -rom'tilting laterally.' For the purpose of assisting the jaws `in holding the standard against swinging in the direction of the rail, short ofthe linvention is to being illustrated with "f er-.efliers devvairdlii; frle @lie lignei" end of the standard ,and areadapted to "bear upongtherail as .shown particularly in Figyure 2. Anopening 5 can'be providedlin the V standard forthe {reception of .j ap adlocli indicated byv'broken lines at, for receivingv any other suitableiocking lmeans `rwhereby The upperiendofthe stanlardias a sleeve can be ginrned,V of, the ii'ag,

can ;b e of, any.. colorV .desired ,gInz the `eupper @fallrertendne". arml6fP1QriCled -vlh\spaced collars 7 and mounted to rotation onthis larm and'between'the-'colil i v 1 portiono theflag .there may be provided an opening 10 v`for the reception of .fthe 0f. a lampiolwfarth@rfleeptionlef @has able means looped aboutthe sleeve 8 forV thef purpose of fastening lthefzlamfp to the arm..

Y The free end or". the arm 6 projectslater ally beyond the V'i'iafg yand has a yokeV 11 vpivotally connected at 12, one end. of this yoke being movable into a slot 13 intothe end of the arm.

the yoke can 'thusbe held against upward j fr .transverse opening 14 is .i provided in the V free end of the yoke. for the movement relative? to the arm. Astop lug 15 is preferably carried'by the yoke andr is 'i adapted to bear downwardlyon the arm (i solas to limiti the downwardswinging .1novey'nient of the yoke. y 1 f Another yokejlo is pivotally connected tof oneside ofthe `standardl andissimilarf Y inl const'ruction'tov the yoke 11. Thisgyoke tended transversely through r"the free. L end portion of the -yokeor receiving a padlock i `or the like. f A lug 19 is extended from the yokevk adjacent this pivoted end and is de-Y signed to bear. against the standard so as to limitzthe swinging movement of 'the yoke in 1 'Y one direct-ion.

' In `using the Vdevice hereindescribed the Y 2 constituting the rai-l gripping jaws. Said *jaws are then opened'outwardlyas shownin y Fiffure 3 and laced over a; raill at the aoint a:

where the signalis'tobe located. jAter the aws have been swungtoward each other1` to grip the rail the sleeve 3 is loweredand can be fastened byineans ofapadlock L or 'f the like. If vit is' desired todisplay a lamp at the free end of the arm irthe yoke 11 is swung' upwardly, the bail B. of the lamp is placed on the armand the yoke isswungv downwardly over the bail and fastened. Instead of locating the lamp in this position it can be arranged on the standard 1,'being suspended from the bail 6 as will be obvious. If preferred,"however, the bail of the lamp can be fastened Vto the center of theV flag by inserting a fastening Vmeans through the opening l0 andaround the'sl'eeve 8. Obvi- `ouslywarious vother arrangements can bev provided. s

'A signal device of this typeV is yespecially useful beyondtheends ofa car located on a siding and serve as a dangersignal. VIt can also be used'at points Where track work is being done. In fact it will be found useful Afor any kind ofwork 'along railroads Where members to hold them ingripping engage ment with a rail. l

2. A signal device including a standard having an arm at one end, a flag suspended from the arm, opposed rail engagingv members pivotally connected to the other end of the standard, a slidable member on the standard for embracing-said members to hold them in engagement with the rail, a lampretaining bail pivotally mounted,r and means for limiting the movement ofthe 'bail in one direction. A m f l Y Y f 3.V A signal device including a standard7 opposed rail engaging strips pivotally connected to the standard, asleeve slidable on the standard for engaging the vstrips to hold them against movement, an arm extending fromy the standard, lamp retaining bails pivotally connected to the arm and standard,` each of saidfbails having a `free end portion Vmovable into the arm and standard respectively, each free end portion Vlni'ving a 

